Newsletter november – 2018

How Guichon performs on steam crackers

Steam cracking is the first step to produce the simplest olefin: Ethylene. It is one of the simplest of all the olefins and present everywhere around us. It is used as base product for several applications: Plastics, paints, solvents, packaging, cosmetics… The worldwide ethylene demand is now over 140 million tons per year and is still growing by 4-5% every year!

Guichon Valves has been installing several tailored valve solutions on steam crackers for more than 40 years. All of them are still working at a good performance and reasonable operating/maintenance prices.

Our technical team is going worldwide and helping our customers to maintain their cracking gas isolation valves. This is happening basically every 6 years, for the periodical turnaround.

Some industrial processes require continuous operation, however the equipment in place is subject to wear and deterioration over time.

Operators are forced to schedule time for regular maintenance.
Some technical solutions can allow the downtime to be reduced to a minimum as weel as avoird havind to send the valves to the manufacturer for repair.

Yesterday, a training day dedicated to the basis of industrial valves took place at Guichon.
Five industry professionals coming from France but also from Belgium and Algeria were present for this first on line/open registration international edition.

New sessions are planned next year, however you can also consult the training programs and ask for a quotation as of now on our web site.

Recent articles on our website

Change of direction for Guichon Valves & Valco Group

Alain Millet new site Manager at Guichon:
Since July 31, Alain Millet joined Guichon Valves as site Manager. In partnership with the Executive Committee, he prepares to meet the company’s ambitious objectives.

Philippe Brel new CEO at Valco Group:
On September 10, Philippe Brel was appointed as Chairman of the Valco Group (DKTC, SNRI, Malbranque, VVS) to respond to the new challenges of the market and competition. He takes over Stéphane Galichet.

Last May 25th, a new european regulation related to personal data protection came into force (RGPD-EU N°2016/679). This regulation defines personal data treatment, transmission, retention and information terms.

Concerned to protect personal data, Guichon Valves is organizing to take this measure into account. Therefore, we inform you that data collected about you is processed for quotations, invoicing, orders, deliveries and newsletters’ setting and management. Our newsletters contain a link giving you the option to unsubscribe.

Last September 19, Guichon Valves received a GERME group (Groupes d’Entraînement et de Réﬂexion au Management des Entreprises = training and reflection group for companies’ management), composed of “La Boite à Outils” group Managers, for a training to CSR.

The purpose of the day was to share some good managerial practices and to explain CSR application at Guichon. They were also offered an initiation to mindfulness.

Valve for polyethylene application

Polyethylene projects are still going forward ! We still have some batches going out of the factory this week : eletric actuated piston valves, conformed to new fugitive emissions regulations.
Size range 1″ to 8″ (DN25 to 200), 150 Lbs to 1500 Lbs (PN 20 to PN100)

Guichon Valves,manufacturer of valvessince 1921

For more than 90 years, Guichon Valves, an independent european company, led by a long-term oriented management team, is focused on design, manufacturing, assembling and testing of special and custom-made valves, for petrochemical, chemical, fine chemical, pharmaceutical, and nuclear industries, with demanding requirements.